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CSET produces evidence-driven analysis in a variety of forms, from informative graphics and translations to expert testimony and published reports. Our key areas of inquiry are the foundations of artificial intelligence — such as talent, data and computational power — as well as how AI can be used in cybersecurity and other national security settings. We also do research on the policy tools that can be used to shape AI’s development and use, and on biotechnology.

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CSET’s 2025 Annual Report

Center for Security and Emerging Technology
| March 31, 2026

Each year, CSET’s annual report highlights our work and impact across technology and security issues. It shows how our research, convening, and engagement contribute to important policy conversations on emerging technologies.

In 2025, CSET advanced its mission to inform high-stakes decisions through rigorous, evidence-based analysis of the security implications of emerging technologies. Our independent research examines issues at the intersection of technology and security.

You can view a web version of our annual report or download it below.

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See our original translation of a PRC document that describes six different Chinese talent recruitment plans.

See our original translation of a PRC document that details China’s plans to develop domestic standards for the smart manufacturing industry.

This document is an English-language translation of the table of contents of an extremely lengthy compendium of PRC national, provincial, and city-level laws, regulations, and policies related to the “conversion of S&T achievements into practical applications.”

See our original translation of a PRC law, amended in December 2021, that regulates how Chinese technology-related industrial policies operate and how state guidance funds for S&T are run, stipulates punishments for those who embezzle S&T funds, and so on.

See our original translation of China's 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Big Data Industry, covering the period through 2025.

See our original translation of a an article summarizing China's 2022 Nationwide S&T Work Conference, which reviewed China's progress toward its technological goals during 2021 and set new priorities for 2022.

See our original translation of China's 14th Five-Year Plan for Promoting the High-Quality Development of the National Standards System, covering the period through 2025.

See our original translation of a 2021 plan from a local PRC government outlining its strategy for implementing military-civil fusion.

Read our original translation of a 2021 Russian AI think tank report that provides an overview of Russia's AI landscape as of the end of 2020.

See our original translation of a 2021 PRC official document that offers guidelines for the protection of biodiversity in China.